Ubisoft Announces New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Video Game

January 26, 2009

Ubisoft
Announces New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Video Game

New game is the first TMNT game
not tied to a movie, TV show or comic book

Today Ubisoft announced that it will
launch an all-new, original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) video game – the
first that is not tied to a TMNT movie, television show or comic book – which
will be a four-player action fighting title. The game is being developed by Game
Arts, noted for working on the critically acclaimed Super Smash Bros. Brawl for
Wii. Scheduled for release in fall 2009, the video game will be a key event in
the year-long "Shell-ebration” of the 25th anniversary of the Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles which, in addition to the video game launch, will include new and
exciting products and experiences for TMNT fans in the U.S. and around the
world.

The success of the Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles in various media has been sustained over the last 25 years with
numerous "bests,” including: the best-selling video game on Xbox LIVE Arcade for
the Xbox 360 in 2007; and in the late '80s and early '90s, the No.1-rated
Saturday morning TV show in the US; the No.1-rated daily syndicated animated TV
strip for children; the No.1 Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy Advance
video game in the world and the No.1 live touring arena show in the U.S.

"We're really excited to celebrate
the 25th anniversary of the first TMNT comic and we have a number of radical
'Shell-ebration' events planned for 2009,” said Gary Richardson, CEO of Mirage
Studios. "The awesome new video game that Ubisoft will release in 2009 is an
important part of celebrating this Turtles milestone with fans around the
world.”

"There is no better tribute to the
Turtles than the creation of a brand-new game that will help to launch the next
25 years of success,” said Tony Key, senior vice president of sales and
marketing at Ubisoft. "It's our pleasure to partner again with Mirage as part of
the worldwide birthday celebration for the Turtles.”